Category: Feeds

ABUJA, Nigeria, January 23 (IPS) – For the last decade, many in the foreign aid sector have emphasised the need for localisation, and in the last 5 years, the calls have been louder than ever. I am one of such voices. Read the full story, “Beyond Shifting Power: Rethinking Localisation Across the Humanitarian Sector”, on…

CHONGWE, Zambia, January 23 (IPS) – In a quiet village known as Nkhondola, in Chongwe District, Eastern Zambia, Royd Michelo and his wife, Adasila Kanyanga, have transformed their five-acre piece of land into a self-sustaining agroecological landscape. With healthy soils built over time, the farm teems with diverse food crops, fruit trees, livestock and birds,…

Crowds have gathered in Rome on Friday for the funeral of Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, known as Valentino, who has died at the age of 93.

UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (IPS) – At least 21 United Nations personnel — 12 peacekeeping personnel and nine civilians — were killed in deliberate attacks in 2025, according to the United Nations Staff Union Standing Committee on the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service. Read the full story, “UN Peacekeepers and Associated Personnel…

UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (IPS) – The two current ongoing conflicts, which have claimed the lives of hundreds and thousands of people, are between nuclear and non-nuclear states: Russia vs Ukraine and Israel vs Palestine, while some of the potential nuclear vs non-nuclear conflicts include China vs Taiwan, North Korea vs South Korea and US…

TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC’s Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.

Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti missed out, while other actors carried their films to a nomination.

Trump did not provide a reason for the decision, which comes after Canada’s PM Mark Carney warned of a “rupture” in the US-led global order.

The US president said allied troops had “stayed a little back” during the war in Afghanistan.

The boy was taken along with his father, the lawyer and school officials say. ICE says it kept the boy safe as his father ran.

A man is being sought in connection with the shootings in the small town of Lake Cargelligo on Thursday.

The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco.

The meeting came as US envoy Steve Witkoff headed to Moscow for a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

NAIROBI & SRINAGAR, India, January 22 (IPS) – The world is pouring trillions of dollars each year into activities that destroy nature while investing only a fraction of that amount in protecting and restoring the ecosystems on which economies depend, according to a new United Nations report released on today  (January 22). Read the full…

WASHINGTON DC, January 22 (IPS) – Nepal has a unique opportunity for transformation. The recent youth-led protests underscored aspirations for greater transparency, governance and a more equal distribution of economic opportunities and resources. This yearning resonated in Nepal and beyond. Read the full story, “Steering Nepal’s Economy Amid Global Challenges”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, January 22 (IPS) – In 2025, global ocean temperatures rose to some of the highest levels ever recorded, signaling a continued accumulation of heat within the Earth’s climate system and raising deep concern among climate scientists. The economic toll of ocean-related impacts—including collapsing fisheries, widespread coral reef degradation, and mounting damage to coastal…